Maine marijuana shops are seeing brisk business despite pandemic
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana January 10, 2021 0
Maine’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with other states because of the coronavirus pandemic, but shops are reporting brisk business nonetheless. Maine wasn’t able to replicate the grand opening scenes that have followed the first sales in other states. But regulators reported more than $1... Read more
Texas’ Medical Marijuana Program Is One Of The Most Restrictive In The Country. Advocates Hope The Legislature Will Change That.
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaTexas January 9, 2021 0
Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state’s strict rules, red tape, and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program largely inaccessible to those it was intended to help. But with a new legislative session gaveling in... Read more
Montana Lawmakers Refuse Request to Fund Marijuana Program
Marijuana Industry NewsMontanaRecreational Marijuana January 9, 2021 0
Montana lawmakers have turned down the state Department of Revenue’s request for $1.35 million to start a recreational marijuana program. The state revenue department had requested from the House Appropriations Committee over a million dollars that would have been used to pay for 20 full-time employees, office equipment and... Read more
Looking To The Future – Florida’s Emergency Edible Rules Provide An Opportunity For Profits – And Perils
FloridaMarijuana Industry News January 7, 2021 0
by Edd Gaus and Matt Bernstein Nearly four years after Florida voters legalized medical marijuana, in August, the state’s Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use published emergency rules allowing licensed medical marijuana treatment centers to produce, package, and label edible marijuana derivative products. Although initially temporary when enacted... Read more
Gov. Cuomo Announces Proposal to Legalize Marijuana in New York
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York January 7, 2021 0
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he will introduce a proposal that would finally legalize marijuana in New York state. “I’m announcing a proposal to legalize cannabis and create an equitable adult-use cannabis program in NYS,” Cuomo tweeted Wednesday. “This program will generate much-needed revenue, while allowing us to... Read more
Oregon marijuana sales soared to new heights in 2020, topping $1 billion overall
Marijuana Industry NewsOregonRecreational Marijuana January 7, 2021 0
Oregon recreational-cannabis sales surged in 2020, peaking during a difficult summer of protests and lockdowns. The result was a record year of business for the state’s marijuana purveyors, based on data from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which oversees marijuana sales. Total marijuana sales in Oregon jumped from $795 million... Read more
